River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-04-07

tincate ever issued to a Wisconsin veteran
was one allowed by the Commissioner of
Pensions. March 81, to Peter schumacher,
who was private of Company y. Fourth
Wisconsin cavalry Schumacher is insane
ana gets pension at the rate OF So per
month The arrearages allowed him
amount to Si2, 800 The certificate is made
payable at the Milwaukee agency, and 10
is said viii be the largest amount ever paid
to any one pensioner by that agency
Gov. McGiIl has appointed the fol-
lowing trustees for the Minnesota Soldiers
Home. For two years, A. + Christie, of
Austin; Thomas +. Cowing, of Fergus Falls;
A. A. Brown, of Alexandria. For four
years, w. p. Huntington, Red Falls; L. A.
Hancock, Red Wing. Tor six years, Reese,
Henderson, Minneapolis; Henry A. Castle,
of st, Paul.
Wolcott & Company, of Mime
apolis have made complaint to the Mime
sofa railroad commissioners that the Mime
ap0lis a. Pacific railroad decline to furnish
them cars for the transportation OF wheat
which the firm has stored at Painsvliie
The decision of the commissioners IS that
the road must furnish the cars and move
the wheat at the schedule rates.
A report reached Fort Benton April
LIST, from Conrad on the Marios river that
the Blood Indians from north of the boun-
dairy line have stolen all the horses at Dare
a hennedy's ranch. Last year British
Indians stole hundreds of horses in North
ern Montana, and they are opening the
campaign early this season
Collector Guernon took possession of
his office at st. Vincent, Mimi, arriving on
the LIST inst. He was enthusiastically well
coined ON alighting from the train, and the
principal citizens of the town called upon
him during the afternoon and evening and
rendered him their congratulations
A l3-year-old son of Maxson Randall,
of Warsaw, MINI, was killed Wednesday
afternoon by the revolving shaft of wind
mill, on his fathers farm. A scarf coming
IN contact with the shaft was wound up,
and 10y this means the boys neck was
broken.
Between IL and II o'clock Wednes-
day night the Express messenger ON a West
Shore train, was shot and his safe robbed,
near Utica, n. y, hut how much obtained
is unknown. The messengers injuries are
not necessarily fatal.
Gov. McGill has appointed rs com
missioners for he unorganized county of
Cass, Mimi, c. A. Ruffee, T. J. Nary and
A. j. Collins, and for Itasca, William l..
Wakefield, Patrick Casey, and A. 7. Mason.
An April snow storm set in over the
northwest ON 'he 3rd, in many places taking
on the vigOr o. a blizzard, especially in some
portions of Dakota aud Iowa. The average
depth OF the STOW was two TO three inches
Tuesday was lively day at Dodge
Center, MINI, stock yards Eighteen car
loads were soldto parties living in Indiana
and shipped over the Minnesota a North
western railroad to that state.
w. j. A. Moorehouse, in attempt
ing to jump upon passenger train OF the
Minneapolis & st. Louis road. at Mime
apols, fell under ear wheel which cut his
left leg Off at tle knee.
Ten thousand people witnessed the
laying of the corner stone Of new Roman
Catholic churchat Dubuque, Iowa, Sunday
afternoon. The day was fine and the
ceremonies imposing.
During March 327 building permits
were issued at Minneapolis, aggregating
s3ls,47s. The police made 3l5 arrests
during the month, ISL of which were for
drunkenness.
At St. Paul, linn, the March United
States customs collections amounted to
Sl0,2l4 -, of which $40, lOl.5O were for col
lection duties and sll3.25 for miscellaneous
revenues,
Bismarck, Oak. elected VIM. A.
Bentley, Rep, Mayor, and for the other
offices, candidates upon the Peoples and
Republican tickets, at the election April 4.
The house If James Ingraham. .at
Madison, Wis. burned on the morning of
the 18th, and his daughter, 10 years Of age
narrowly escaped death from sUtfocation.
The new $4,000 hotel built of jasper
granite, heated by steam and supplied with
modern hotel appliances, at Madison,
Dakota, has been opened TO the public.
At the city eection at Fargo, Oak,
April 4, the Republican ticket, with Major
A. W. Edwards for Mayor, was elected, ex-
cept one alderman.
Gov. Church has appointed DIR. Geo.
r. Swain of WaIheton, Superintendent Of
the Dakota Territorial Board of Health.
The Island View honse, at Bayfield,,
Wis, popular summer hotel was de-
stroyed by fire April 4.
At Dubuque, Iowa, the knights of
Labor municipal ticket was elected entire
to the surprise Of all parties.
The municipal election at Mandan,
Oak, on the 4th, resulted in the election of
the Democratic ticket.
At the municipal election at Winona,
Mimi, April 4, The Democrats elected all
their candidates.
1t has been decided to hold the Da-
kota Territorial fair for 1857 at Mitchell,
September % to %.